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Highland ISD trustees hire architectural firm |
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Written by Guy Nelson
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Friday, 21 December 2007 |
The Highland ISD school board is moving ahead with construction plans following the passage of the bond issue.
The board interviewed two architectural firms on Dec. 13. At the regular monthly board meeting on Monday, Dec. 17, the board voted to begin negotiations with Grimes and Associates from Wolfforth, Texas for architectural services.
Also during the regular board meeting, the board acted on several construction-related items in addition to employing an architectural firm. The board adopted the Nolan County prevailing wage rate for construction, adopted the International Building Code as the appropriate building code for district construction projects, and selected the method of construction delivery for our bond projects.
In anticipation of selling bonds in January or February 2008, the board adopted resolutions approving investing the bond funds in three different investment pools as well as Nolan County banks.
In other action, the board adopted a pay scale for district support staff. With additional funds available from our wind energy agreements, the board is able to consider a pay scale with set annual increases for the first time in several years. The new pay system for support staff is based on data from the Texas Association of School Boards annual salary survey and provides for an annual three percent raise for all support staff.
The new pay scale goes into effect for the 2008-09 school year.
A Busy Time
The past few weeks have been busy at Highland.
On Nov. 28, Highland ISD hosted the elementary/junior high zone academic meet. Over 300 students participated in the day-long event. Highland placed second in the elementary division and third in the junior high division.
On Dec. 6-8, the Highland ISD held its annual high school basketball tournament. The boys won the consolation trophy and the girls won first place.
Our basketball teams will participate in the Grady/Klondike basketball tournament on Dec. 28-29 and will play Loraine here at Highland on Jan. 4.
HISD Receives National Recognition
US News & World Report magazine recently analyzed data from approximately 18,000 high schools across the United States to produce a list of what they consider to be the “Best High Schools 2008.”
The top 100 high schools received a “Gold” rating, with the next 405 schools receiving a “Silver” rating. “Bronze” ratings were given to the next 1,086 high schools. Highland School received a “Bronze” rating, placing it in the top 10% of high schools in the nation. More information on the US News & World Report rating system can be found at www.usnews.com/sections/education/high-schools.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 December 2007 )
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